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CHIP news conference - 1/27/14

CHIP news conference - 1/27/14

U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent announced Jan. 27 at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital that he has introduced a bill that would allow eligible children to continue receiving service from state programs like the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

U.S. Representative Charlie Dent and Gov. Tom Corbett addressing questions from the press following their remarks at a January 27 press conference at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital about proposed legislation designed to allow children to remain in the CHIP program under the Affordable Care Act.

U.S. Representative Charlie Dent, of PA’s 15th District (at podium), announcing legislation he has introduced that would allow eligible children to continue receiving service from state programs like the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) under the Affordable Care Act, during a January 27 news conference at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. Governor Tom Corbett and Dr. Craig Hillemeier, Children’s Hospital medical director, were on hand to lend their support for the legislation.

U.S. Representative Charlie Dent, of PA’s 15th District, said of his new legislation, “It’s about doing the right thing to make sure that children can continue to see the doctors they care about and who care very much about them,” during a press conference at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital on January 27.

Dr. Craig Hillemeier, Children’s Hospital medical director, with U.S. Representative Charlie Dent following a January 27 press conference at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital about proposed legislation designed to allow children to remain in the CHIP program under the Affordable Care Act.